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A review by ghada_mohammed
Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
If you say, “Not too bland, but not too smelly,” she knows what you mean. If only you could preselect your social acquaintances that way.
A fast-paced and humorously wry short story about literature, sisterhood, and revenge. It touches on grief, the modern struggles of academia, as well as the distinct feeling of growing disconnected from our surroundings as we grow older.
I have never thought that I would write a review where I would complain about an author's characters being too well-written, and yet here we are: reading this felt like reading an excerpt from a full-length novel; both the descriptions and the dialogue seemed overkill for a 35-page story which made the ending seem rather jarring and dissatisfactory.
Personally,I would rather know less about what kind of cheese the characters snacked on while plotting revenge on behalf of their friend and more about the process that led them to ultimately throw in the towel , but that's just my opinion.
A fast-paced and humorously wry short story about literature, sisterhood, and revenge. It touches on grief, the modern struggles of academia, as well as the distinct feeling of growing disconnected from our surroundings as we grow older.
I have never thought that I would write a review where I would complain about an author's characters being too well-written, and yet here we are: reading this felt like reading an excerpt from a full-length novel; both the descriptions and the dialogue seemed overkill for a 35-page story which made the ending seem rather jarring and dissatisfactory.
Personally,